Category Archives: Secret Star Chamber

Bombshell: Smitherman Approves Redacted Attorney Fees Against Newsome; Keeps Case Sealed

Newsome Conspiracy Case, RICO, Secret Star Chamber, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham

The details of the invoices were mostly redacted to a degree that the description of the fees and work done were indeterminable. Some fees billed on the invoices and submitted were not even related to this case. Although the Queen of the Star Chamber Judge Carole Smitherman has ruled  against Burt Newsome by approving Balch … Continue reading Bombshell: Smitherman Approves Redacted Attorney Fees Against Newsome; Keeps Case Sealed →

In Memoriam and Balch’s Mop Up

Newsome Conspiracy Case, Secret Star Chamber

Andrew “Andy2K” Campbell, who saw his boutique law firm Campbell Guin disintegrate and collapse last August, appears to have ended his relationship with former co-owners and settled the matter according to a court dismissal notice filed December 6, 2018. Andy2K, who represents Balch & Bingham in the Newsome Conspiracy Case, donated $2,000 to presiding Judge … Continue reading In Memoriam and Balch’s Mop Up →

Newsome Appeals Balch’s Summary Judgment

Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Secret Star Chamber

Over $30,000 in campaign cash to Judge Carole Smitherman and her husband State Senator Rodger Smitherman since July of 2017 has paid off handsomely. Apparently kowtowing to Balch & Bingham, Judge Smitherman, as expected, affirmed a summary judgment against Burt Newsome in the Newsome Conspiracy Case currently taking place in a secretive and unconstitutional Star … Continue reading Newsome Appeals Balch’s Summary Judgment →

U.S. Congressional Investigations of “Massive Fraud”

Secret Star Chamber, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham

U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told CNN’s State of the Union yesterday there have been “several massive frauds against the American people. And it’s now our job, the job of the Justice Department…the special counsel, and the Congress to get to the bottom of this.” One massive fraud … Continue reading U.S. Congressional Investigations of “Massive Fraud” →

State Attorney General Abdicates

Newsome Conspiracy Case, Secret Star Chamber, Southern Company

During Thanksgiving week, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall parted ways with Matt Hart (pictured right), the most feared state prosecutor who took on public corruption and successfully convicted high-profile politicos and others. Only Jefferson County has had the intestinal fortitude to investigate further and indict Balch stooges Trey Glenn (who resigned from the EPA the day … Continue reading State Attorney General Abdicates →

Balch & Bingham’s Prophylactic Hypocrisy

Newsome Conspiracy Case, RICO, Secret Star Chamber

[This post originally appeared on October 25, 2017. Over a year later, these actions have become a pillar in the civil RICO lawsuit to be filed next year and appear to demonstrate the manipulation of the Alabama judicial system. The legal doctrine of estoppel looks like it has been violated for Balch & Bingham’s benefit.] … Continue reading Balch & Bingham’s Prophylactic Hypocrisy →

What will Southern Company do in December?

Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, RICO, Secret Star Chamber

A year ago today, Tom Fanning, CEO of Southern Company, personally called us and spoke about their commitment to “listening to the community” and  wanting to hear our concerns about Balch & Bingham, the Newsome Conspiracy Case, and the North Birmingham Bribery Scandal. A year later, the entanglement of Southern Company in the Newsome Conspiracy … Continue reading What will Southern Company do in December? →

Corrupt State of Affairs in Alabama

Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Secret Star Chamber, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham

We returned late Friday from a very insightful and productive trip to New York City and Washington, D.C. Our high-level sources tell us that with the local Jefferson County indictment of Balch & Bingham stooges Scott Phillips and Trey Glenn, pressure on the U.S. Department of Justice to take a deeper look at the corrupt … Continue reading Corrupt State of Affairs in Alabama →

Living Well: Smitherman’s Bags of Cash

Newsome Conspiracy Case, Secret Star Chamber

With the headline “Lawmakers raise millions while running unopposed,” Kyle Whitmire of AL.com reports: Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, raised $240,161, with about $110,000 coming after no one qualified to run against him. Under Alabama law, officials can use leftover campaign funds for any expenses reasonably related to the office. So what’s reasonable? That’s largely subject … Continue reading Living Well: Smitherman’s Bags of Cash →

Collapse! Andy2K’s Law Firm Disintegrates

Newsome Conspiracy Case, RICO, Secret Star Chamber

Andrew “Andy2K” Campbell, who was named lead counsel on behalf of Balch & Bingham in the Newsome Conspiracy Case earlier this year, is now in the middle of an ugly fight, seeing his own boutique law firm, Campbell Guin, LLC, collapse and disintegrate. His former partners and owners at the firm allege that Andy2K “failed … Continue reading Collapse! Andy2K’s Law Firm Disintegrates →

Are Smithermans Cooperating with Feds? Ronnlund Acts Under Review?

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One of our sources claims that Judge Carole Smitherman and her husband State Senator Rodger Smitherman are allegedly quietly cooperating with federal investigators. We have also recently learned that Robert M. Ronnlund’s alleged acts of criminal obstruction of justice, alleged alteration of evidence, and what appears to be acts of perjury by Balch & Bingham … Continue reading Are Smithermans Cooperating with Feds? Ronnlund Acts Under Review? →

Glaring Impunity: Balch’s Star Chamber Hits One-Year

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Balch & Bingham has suffered serious damage because of Balch’s own, self-inflicted mistakes. Tomorrow marks the one-year birthday of the secretive and unconstitutional Star Chamber in the Newsome Conspiracy Case foolishly pursued by Balch & Bingham at the height of two-federal probes last year. We have heard from and read commentary from respected jurists to … Continue reading Glaring Impunity: Balch’s Star Chamber Hits One-Year →

Star Chamber: Judge Smitherman Yowls while Andy2K Wails

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During the Motion to Recuse her honor in the Newsome Conspiracy Case, Judge Carole Smitherman verbally attacked Burt Newsome, displayed flagrant bias, and then implicated her family. “You have attacked my family unfairly,” she yowled, according to court transcripts. Why would she say “family?” In his Motion to Recuse, Newsome pointed out that her husband, … Continue reading Star Chamber: Judge Smitherman Yowls while Andy2K Wails →